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Bee

First mentioned in Deut. 1:44. This unified study connects 6 installed resource categories without replacing their source records.

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Subject type
Subject
Strong’s
H1683, H1682, G8283
Hebrew
דְּבוֹרָה · Dᵉbôwrâh
Greek
μέλισσα · melissa

Strong’s and original-language information

Abbott-Smith Greek Lexicon

μέλισσα

G8283
Transliteration
melissa
Part of speech
G:N-M
Indexed occurrences
0

Glosses

bee

Lexicon definition

1. a bee , Lat. apis, (Homer), etc. 2. one of the priestesses of Delphi, (Pindar) 3. = μέλι, honey , (Sophocles Tragicus) (ML)

Strong’s Hebrew and Greek Lexicon

דְּבוֹרָה

H1682
Transliteration
dᵉbôwrâh
Pronunciation
deb-o-raw'
Language
Hebrew
Indexed occurrences
4

Glosses

bee.

Lexicon definition

the bee (from its systematic instincts)

Complete dictionary entries

Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897)

Bee

First mentioned in Deut. 1:44. Swarms of bees, and the danger of their attacks, are mentioned in Ps. 118:12. Samson found a "swarm of bees" in the carcass of a lion he had slain (Judg. 14:8). Wild bees are described as laying up honey in woods and in clefts of rocks (Deut. 32:13; Ps. 81:16). In Isa. 7:18 the "fly" and the "bee" are personifications of the Egyptians and Assyrians, the inveterate enemies of Israel.

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Concordance

Strong's Concordance

Bees

Indexed occurrences: 4

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All Scripture references17 references

Genesis 1

Genesis 35:8

Deuteronomy 1

Deuteronomy 1:44

Judges 10

Judges 4:4Judges 4:5Judges 4:9Judges 4:10Judges 4:14Judges 5:1Judges 5:7Judges 5:12Judges 5:15Judges 14:8

1 Kings 1

1 Kings 9:8

Job 1

Job 27:23

Psalms 1

Psalms 118:12

Isaiah 1

Isaiah 7:18

Micah 1

Micah 1:4

Topical Bible

Nave's Topical Bible

BEE

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Nave’s Topical Bible references for BEE.

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Dictionary

Bee

First mentioned in Deut. 1:44. Swarms of bees, and the danger of their attacks, are mentioned in Ps. 118:12. Samson found a "swarm of bees" in the carcass of a lion he had slain (Judg. 14:8). Wild bees are described as laying up honey in woods and in clefts of rocks (Deut. 32:13; Ps. 81:16). In Isa. 7:18 the "fly" and the "bee" are personifications of the Egyptians and Assyrians, the inveterate enemies of Israel.

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Hiss

To express contempt (Job 27:23). The destruction of the temple is thus spoken of (1 Kings 9:8). Zechariah (10:8) speaks of the Lord gathering the house of Judah as it were with a hiss: "I will hiss for them." This expression may be "derived from the noise made to attract bees in hiving, or from the sound naturally made to attract a person's attention."

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Honey

(1.) Heb. ya'ar, occurs only 1 Sam. 14:25, 27, 29; Cant. 5:1, where it denotes the honey of bees. Properly the word signifies a forest or copse, and refers to honey found in woods. (2.) Nopheth, honey that drops (Ps. 19:10; Prov. 5:3; Cant. 4:11). (3.) Debash denotes bee-honey (Judg. 14:8); but also frequently a vegetable honey distilled from trees (Gen. 43:11; Ezek. 27:17). In these passages it may probably mean "dibs," or syrup of grapes, i.e., the juice of ripe grapes boiled down to one-third of its bulk. (4.) Tsuph, the cells of the honey-comb full of honey (Prov. 16:24; Ps. 19:10). (5.) "Wild honey" (Matt. 3:4) may have been the vegetable honey distilled from trees, but rather was honey stored by bees in rocks or in trees (Deut. 32:13; Ps. 81:16; 1 Sam. 14:25-29). Canaan was a "land flowing with milk and honey" (Ex. 3:8). Milk and honey were among the chief dainties in the earlier ages, as they are now among the Bedawin; and butter and honey are also mentioned among articles of food (Isa. 7:15). The ancients used honey instead of sugar (Ps. 119:103; Prov. 24:13); but when taken in great quantities it caused nausea, a fact referred to in Prov. 25:16, 17 to inculcate moderation in pleasures. Honey and milk also are put for sweet discourse (Cant. 4:11).

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Wax

Made by melting the combs of bees. Mentioned (Ps. 22:14; 68:2; 97:5; Micah 1:4) in illustration.

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